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Originally Posted by Roderick Usher
Level 2 for lustful people...go figure
I'm tired of being told that saying "God damn" is taking the Lord's name in vain - that's a misinterpretation of the one commandment that is considered "unforgivable."
You'll be forgiven for foul language.
You won't be forgiven for killing, manipulating, molesting, etc in the name of God. Using God or the bible to justify a sin is the unforgivable offense of "taking the Lord's name in vain". Thats' what the commandment means.
I'm no longer a believer in any particular dogma, but as a former theology student, this one has always gotten on my nerves.
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Oh, I definitely agree... The fact that
Usurers and
Sodomites (ahhh, yes, the "connection" between blasphemous Homosexuality and...
Lending) are bound to the
Seventh Level along with "The violent, the assasins, the tyrants, and the war-mongers," and, well,
me and Posh and Austin, seems slightly... unbalanced.
But then again, we have to consider that the original text
was written in 1308 and focuses purely on Christian Theology at the time...
What is more poignant is to consider what is considered blasphemous
now... Of course, a lot of beliefs manifest from these writings (along with The Bible), and what is interpreted literally and what is not.
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Originally Posted by missmacabre
watch out. she's gonna want your blood next.
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hahaha...
She's catching on...